Cribage board and container assembly for dominoes

ABSTRACT

AN IMPROVED DOMINO GAME ASSEMBLY IS PROVIDED IN WHICH THE DOMINOES ARE PACKED ON THE CRIBBAGE BOARD UTILIZED TO SCORE THE GAME. THE CRIBBAGE BOARD WITH THE DOMINOES FIT SNUGLY WITHIN A CONTAINER FROM WHICH THEY ARE REMOVED BY GRASPING PAIRS OF SCORING PINS. THE PINS ARE PROVIDED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE CRIBBAGE BOARD AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO THE VERTICAL SO THAT WHEN EACH PAIR OF PINS IS GRASPED BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER OF EACH HAND, THE CRIBBAGE BOARD AND THE ASSEMBLED DOMINOES MAY BE READLY REMOVED FROM OR PLACED IN THE BOX.

Nov. 14, 1972 c. o. DUBOIS 3,702,703

CRIBBAGEBOARD AND CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR DOMINOES Filed Nbv. 24, 1971Fig-.5

INVENTOR. CZ 4/2 0. 0050/5 BY? A,

United States Patent Oflice 3,702,703 CRIBAGE BOARD AND CONTAHWERASSEMBLY FOR DOMINOES Clair 0. Du Bois, Pebble Beach, Calif., assignorto Clair 0. Du Bois and Charles W. Johnson, doing business 5 asPutter-Craft Company, Pacific Grove, Calif.

Filed Nov. 24, 1971, Ser. No. 201,800 Int. Cl. A63f 9/20 US. Cl. 273-148R 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An improved domino game assembly isprovided in which the dominoes are packed on the cribbage board utilizedto score the game. The cribbage board with the dominoes fit snuglywithin a container from which they are removed by grasping pairs ofscoring pins. The pins are provided at opposite ends of the cribbageboard at an acute angle to the vertical so that when each pair of pinsis grasped between the thumb and forefinger of each hand, the cribbageboard and the assembled dominoes may be readily removed from or placedin the box.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is in general the broad object of thepresent invention to provide an improved domino game assembly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERREDEMBODIMENT In the drawings, numeral 6 refers generally to the containerhaving a rectangular configuration. The container includes a lower orbase portion 7 upon which is a recessed 3,702,703 Patented Nov. 14, 1972top 8 attached by hinge 9. A cribbage board, generally indicated at 11,is provided having opposite ends 12 and 13, the space between theopposite ends being recessed to receive a set of dominoes, generallyindicated at 14. The depth of the top 8 in relation to the bottom 7 ofthe container is such that when the top 8 is in closed position, theentire assembly is covered.

In accordance with this invention, opposite recesses 16 and 17 areprovided in each of the ends 12 and 13 to receive pins 18 and 19, thelatter being used to score the game on the cribbage board provided withthe usual number of scoring holes (not shown) along the lower face 17 onthe cribbage board.

By providing the recesses 16 and 17 for the pins 18 and 19 in suchfashion that the pins extend outwardly at an acute angle to the verticaland away from the vertical plane, one is able to remove the board andassembled dominoes or replace the assembled board and dominoes bygrasping the opposite sets of pins between the thumb and forefinger asappears in FIG. 1 of the drawings.

I claim:

1. A domino assembly including a rectangular container having a top andbottom, a cribbage board fitting snugly in the container and havingopposite raised ends to receive a set of dominoes between such ends,each end having a pair of spaced receptacles for receiving counting pinsto be used in scoring the domino game, the receptacles of each pair eachbeing at an acute angle extending outwardly away from each other withrespect to a vertical plane passed through the cribbage board.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,204,177 6/1940 Eddy 235-2,323,371 7/1943 Brown 235-90 3,051,490 8/ 1962 Newman 273-148 A FOREIGNPATENTS 585,723 10/1959 Canada. 676,879 8/1952 Great Britain.

ANTON O. OECHSLE, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

